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Rebecca Stoyel

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Rebecca Stoyel
Country represented Australia
Born (1979-04-04) 4 April 1979 (age 45)
Adelaide, Australia
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubSouth Australian Sports Institute
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria Uneven bars
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Team

Rebecca Stoyel (born 4 April 1979) is an Australian former artistic gymnast. She is the 1994 Commonwealth Games uneven bars champion, all-around silver medalist, and team bronze medalist.[1]

Career

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Stoyel won the junior all-around title at the 1992 Australian Championships in addition to winning the junior team, vault, and floor exercise titles.[2] She withdrew from the 1994 Australian Championships due to a broken hand, and she withdrew from the 1994 World Championships after breaking her foot on a balance beam dismount.[3] She returned to competition at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. She competed alongside Joanna Hughes, Ruth Moniz, and Salli Wills and won the team bronze medal behind England and Canada.[4] In the individual all-around, Stoyel earned a total score of 38.037 and won the silver medal behind Canada's Stella Umeh.[5] In the vault final, she scored a 9.356 and finished in sixth place.[6] Then in the uneven bars final, she won the gold medal with a score of 9.525.[7] Finally, she competed in the floor exercise final where she finished eighth with a score of 8.887.[8]

Stoyel broke her foot again prior to the 1996 Olympics and retired from competition and began working as a coach.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Rebecca Stoyel". Commonwealth Games Australia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "The Australian Gymnast Winter 1992" (PDF). Gymnastics NSW. Australian Gymnastics Federation. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Ross, Craig (20 May 2008). "Gold medallist adds muscle to gym ranks". PressReader. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Team Competition - Women Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Individual All-Around - Women Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Vault - Women Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Uneven Bars - Women Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Floor - Women Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.